8.5 Reading is Knowledge, Knowledge is Power.

In this week’s bonus episode, Kayla and Taylor discuss a real-life situation of an oil corporation destroying of the Niger Delta in Nigeria. Topics include book-to-real-life comparisons, how much big corporations suck, and where exactly do the Dutch come from?

Here are the links to the sites Taylor perused for her research this episode:

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/dec/06/this-place-used-to-be-green-the-brutal-impact-of-oil-in-the-niger-delta

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1818303116

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/aug/06/shell-oil-spills-niger-delta-pollution

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/aug/04/niger-delta-oil-spill-clean-up-un

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/06/no-clean-up-no-justice-shell-oil-pollution-in-the-niger-delta/

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Here is the cocktail recipe for next week’s episode if you want to drink along with us!

Hemingway Daiquiri via winemag.com

INGREDIENTS

2 ounces white rum

¾ ounce lime juice

½ ounce Maraschino liqueur

½ ounce ruby red grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed, if possible)

Lime wedge (for garnish)

DIRECTIONS

Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake until well chilled. Double-strain into a coup glass. Garnish with lime wedge.